A Data Model for Describing and Exchanging Personal Achieved Learning Outcomes PALO

  • Authors:
  • Jad Najjar;Michael Derntl;Tomaž Klobucar;Bernd Simon;Michael Totschnig;Simon Grant;Jan Pawlowski

  • Affiliations:
  • WU Vienna, Austria;University of Vienna, Austria;Institut "Jožef Stefan", Slovenia;WU Vienna, Austria;WU Vienna, Austria;JISC CETIS, UK;University of Jyväskylä, Finland

  • Venue:
  • International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

Employers seek people that match particular qualifications and graduates seek jobs that match their qualifications. This market is currently managed primarily using paper certificates and heterogeneous university management systems that capture achieved learning outcomes as well as corporate information systems that capture required qualifications. In light of trends toward increased student mobility, employability and lifelong learning, this situation is less than satisfactory. Therefore, in this paper, the authors propose a schema that facilitates interoperable storage and management of Personal Achieved Learning Outcomes PALO based on a common data model. This paper presents use case scenarios and implementations addressing these challenges and demonstrating the added value of using such a common model.